# Russia accuses EU of neocolonial mentality over Arctic policy

https://mins.news/en/item/108053

- TASS, 2026-10-20 14:53 UTC
- World
- Original: https://tass.com/politics/2204811

> Russia’s embassy in the UK said the EU was showing a neocolonial attitude by seeking to curb other countries’ Arctic cooperation. The statement responded to Kaja Kallas’s interview saying the West must prevent China and Russia from controlling a new Arctic sea route.

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